New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-29
NOW FOR A PIPING BREEZE.
EVERY ONE WANTS HALF A GALE AND
FAIR TEST OF THE YACHTS
WHAT YAca. MEN SAY OF TUESDAYS RAcE-Dis-
coUNTIsG THE VOLUNTEERS BIG VICTORY
ExrERTs SAY IT SHOULD NOT DE TAKEN
ASA TEsT CAsE-AiL READY


ASA TEsT CAsE-ALL READY
FoR TO-DAY.
To-day. weather permitting. there will be sailed
tue second of the races between tho Volunteer and
Thistle for the Americas Cup. The race VIII be
over what Is known as tho outside course. because
II il sailed wholly ont at and the distance Will
he twenty miles to windward leeward and re-
turn. The map which Ia printed herewith sho VS.
correctly where the race is 10 take place
The exact course cannot be shown. because II IS
dopendent on the direction OF the wind and Is there
fore not determined until just before tue yachts are
started. When the direction of the wind has been
asccrta:ned the flagship Electra, with the regatta
committee on board. will come 10 anchor near the
Scotland Iightsbip or the Sandy Hook Lightshp as
the case may be- Between the lightship selected
and the flagship will bde the starting line. tug
will log of twenty miles to vindward or lecward
from this line and then drop anchor. hosting reu
bail when she has completed her task III Is not
necessary to delay the start until the tug has COM
peted the distance because the course TO oe taken
will be communicated to these in the rival yachts
when tho tug sets forth on her mission ana steam
will enable her to keep ahead OF them even II they
are started soon after she begins her Journey Ihe
obiect OF the course is to afford comparative test
Of speed in running before the wind ana oeat'ng
against the wind OF course. this object may DO
"a 49,
nav make the race a reach bCsh ways But this Is
improbable To make a race tho course has to be
,r,ver,ea in seven hours II there is wind enough
TO warrant starting the yachts the preparatory gun
will be fred at 1O30 a. m. Ten minutes later an
other gun will boom forth the signal to start Alter
that five minutes will be allowed the yachts In
which 10 cross the line.
WILL THERE be A THIRD RACEf
II the Volunteer wins-and there were few yes
terday who ventured to think that sho Will hoo
whatever Shey may hope-that settles u. Ihere
will be no third race. The cup will remain with
the New York Yacht Club, as evidence that this
Nation can build faster yachts than Great britain
can, and. by fair presumption, faster yachts than
anv other nation. The American Eagle VIII do
much patriotic screaming over tho length ana
breadth of this great Nation and the simperns
damsel with pitchfork and bare feet who pers0n-
lies Britannia ruling the waves shoula n'ue noi
diminished head In shame; II there were aoS sen'
nine flesh and blood about her, nut,
Tho overwhelming defeat which the IRistio .io
| suffered on Tuesday has dissipated much Oh tne
interest that was felt in to-days race III vas SO
generally regarded as a ioreRone conclusion that
the Volunteer would win that no bets MADE mao since
the ace of Tuesday can be heard o. rx ne sro's
sbrewd lot and don't let their patriotism run away
| with their Judgment OF their money. Ihat talK
about bari OF money wncn Gu fGeg sbe Tbssis was
much overdone Tho "bar'l never materialized
| on this side of the ocean,:
| Before the race OF Tuesday there were people
Who were seeking to wager on the Volunteer VINO
| conIdnt lind any one to bet against them. once
titten tvs ice shy, says the pIoverb, ano Inose wno
have backed English boats in the cup races nave
been many times bitten. and onght TO oe as Sny M Oh
| snch wagers as old Weller cautioned his son 10 De
Of this widders" 1t is said that one wellknown
sportsman had tried unsnccessfuliy for severai
| days TO place 900 on the Volunteer
After pardonabIe jublation calm Judgment re-
sumes control While Tuesdays race proves con y.
i,.,. .,v .t the Vo untecr is the better boat in
iiabt Wind, no yachtsmau Of sound Judgment be-
| iieves that the time by which the Volunteer de-
| feated the Thistle-l9 minutes % IA seconds
noatOn Of the vSuntsSs u supscb pscb
con3ltions "A prevailed II 30 regarded 1t would
mnch Making ell aud ,Ui tine
pvriian' which defeated the Galatea and tho
would that ta tine thu.s Yn:tt cutter. Is
i;eht .inds But she has conclusively shown that
deal fs:tsr than they Are .nG sht
wind. Thereforc considerable abatement must be
made from the agufss in order te strike fsT aver